Carrie Fisher And Producer Battle It Out!

Wowsa! We wouldn't want to eff with her! Her one-woman show Wishful Drinking may have been a huge hit, but that doesn't mean Carrie Fisher has no re...


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Wowsa! We wouldn’t want to eff with her!

Her one-woman show Wishful Drinking may have been a huge hit, but that doesn’t mean Carrie Fisher has no regrets! And her one just happens to be her producer, Jonathan Reinis!

Carrie claims that her producer has not fulfilled his contractual obligations and because he hasn’t relinquished the rights of the show back to the writer/performer and she’s forbidden to schedule further performances without his Reinis’ involvement.

“As you can imagine, Jonny seems to be a bit cranky, which I figure is why he still hasn’t paid me the remaining money he owes me,” said Fisher of the $60,000 she believes she is owed for her NYC stint.

The actress only made $2,500 per week in the show, which is far less than many other successful actors are making on the Great White Way. The reason is that she was performing at a nonprofit theater as opposed to a commercial house, yet Reinis promised he would move the production to increase profits.

“For whatever reason, [he] was unable to get it done,” Carrie said. “I don’t know why, since I was told there was plenty of theater availability. So, his rights reverted back to me under our contract.”

Ronald Feiner, Reinis’ attorney, responded that, “It is our belief that she owes us a substantial amount in lost profits from what could be a lucrative tour. We have offers from Australia, Canada and theaters around the United States, but we are unable to close the deal because she will not perform the show.”

The two of them butted heads several times throughout the run. The producer refused to pay for a car to take her home after the performance and eventually the theater had to cover the standard expense.

“Trust me, there are a lot of things in the contract I wasn’t thrilled about,” Fisher continued. “But I fulfilled my obligations, didn’t miss one show and made a lot of money for my producer — from which I’m assuming he ultimately plans on making a donation to the Roundabout Theater Company.”

“This isn’t the first time I’ve had to force Jonny to fulfill his obligations under our deal. I hope he’ll comply in this circumstance soon. This whole thing doesn’t have to get ugly(er),” she divulged.

We bet it will!

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